Although Yu Sanniang wanted to recognize her daughter very much, she didn't want to do so under such circumstances. She was scared to death at the time.

But Ruan Hezhu told her in shock that everything was still the same as before and she was just her stepmother.

"After I took her to the palace banquet, she never came to see me again. When I went to look for her, she refused to see me. She just said that we should see each other less often and that she would come to me if there was anything."

As Yu Sanniang spoke, her eyes turned red. She knew that Ruan Hezhu hated this identity.

She would rather be the daughter of a county magistrate than her own daughter.

After all, the identity of an illegitimate daughter cannot be made public.

"We are the ones who let her down."

Jiang Weiyan breathed a sigh of relief knowing that Ruan Hezhu didn't ask about him.

He hugged Yu Sanniang and comforted her softly, "Don't worry, one day I will let her become our daughter openly and honestly."

"We will give her endless wealth and glory, and she will understand our good intentions."

"You can't let her know my identity yet. If she asks about her father, you must not tell her."

Hearing this, Yu Sanniang was a little angry, "Are you afraid of ruining your reputation?"

"Since you are so noble, why did you bother to provoke me in the first place?"

Yu Sanniang recalled that she fell in love with Jiang Weizhen at first sight. He was so handsome and masculine.

Although he is just a military general, he is not rude at all and is very caring towards Yu Shulan.

On the other hand, she had to marry a short and fat man, and everyone still said that she married well.

It was because that man was Earl Ning An and she was a concubine's daughter.

It seemed that from the moment she was born, she was destined to live under the shadow of Yu Shulan.

Why? We are both daughters of the Duke's Mansion. Why did she grow up in luxury while I had to follow behind her like a maid?

The same is true for the husband she married.

She was extremely jealous, so she wanted to destroy Yu Shulan's happiness.

During the months when Yu Shulan was pregnant with Jiang Chuyuan, she lived in the Jiang family on the pretext of taking care of Yu Shulan.

She wanted to seduce Jiang Weizhen while Yu Shulan was pregnant.

But Jiang Weizhen was not at all understanding of romance, and no matter how she hinted, he remained unmoved.

He even threw her out of the room when she came to him on her own initiative.

She was so ashamed that she hid behind a rockery and cried bitterly.

At this time she met Jiang Weiyan, and they felt sorry for each other.

They warmed each other and came together unknowingly.

But she couldn't marry Jiang Weiyan, because Jiang Weiyan was just a mere Jinshi, and it would be difficult for him to surpass Jiang Weizhen in his life.

It would be better to marry Earl Ning An than him. At least Lady Ning An has an imperial decree.

After marrying Ning Anbo, the two were still together secretly.

As luck would have it, she was pregnant, and during that time, Earl Ning An happened to go to Huaizhong.

She was afraid of being suspected, so she secretly gave birth to Ruan Hezhu and sent her away.

Jiang Weiyan also married and had children.

Since then, she and Jiang Weiyan have seen each other less and less.

It's hard to say who offended whom, but perhaps they just had someone they both disliked.

The two of them had similar mindsets and came together unconsciously.

Yu Sanniang actually took advantage of Jiang Weiyan more. She wanted to use him to deal with Jiang Weizhen and Yu Shulan.

Seeing how happy and fulfilling their lives were, she felt hatred in her heart.

Her biggest wish in this life is to bring both of them down.

Let them have a taste of what it's like to be an inferior.

But what she didn't know was that Jiang Wei Yan really liked her.

He hated Jiang Weizhen, but he was far from wanting to kill him. It was because Yu Sanniang liked him, his second brother, that his jealousy turned into hatred.

Gradually, this hatred grew deeper and deeper, and seemed to have become an obsession for him.

He looked at Yu Sanniang and sighed, "You know, if you're willing to be with me, I never care about this reputation."

"Being with you?" Yu Sanniang snorted coldly, "That would be a disaster."

From the moment she chose to marry Ning Anbo, she knew what she wanted.

Power is far more important than these love affairs, not to mention that he does not have deep feelings for Jiang Weiyan.

"The most important thing now is Hezhu's matter."

Yu Sanniang frowned. "Prince Chen has already broken off his engagement with Jiang Qingluo, but he's still hesitant to go to the Ruan Mansion to propose marriage. Now there are a lot of rumors out there that are unfavorable to He Zhu."

"Prince Chen is a man who values profit. Given He Zhu's current status, he wouldn't want her to be the Crown Prince's consort."

Jiang Weiyan had long since defected to King Chen, and he had always known King Chen's ambitions.

At the same time, he was also excited. If he could support King Chen, he would be able to truly turn things around.

King Chen is his only hope.

"But He Zhu's reputation has already been ruined by the prince. He is now keeping silent and not expressing his opinion. This is simply too much."

Yu Sanniang couldn't bear to see her daughter suffer such injustice, but the Ruan couple were both soft-hearted and refused to seek justice for Ruan Hezhu.

"But with our current status, there's nothing we can do for her."

Jiang Weiyan also felt distressed, but at the same time he was also aware that he had to endure this grievance.

"We both owe her so much."

Yu Sanniang secretly vowed that she must fight for the position of the Crown Prince's Consort.

"Give me some more time. Once I defeat my second brother, I'll slowly get better."

Once he becomes the Shangshu, he will have the capital to negotiate terms with Prince Chen.

By then, he will naturally be able to support Ruan Hezhu.

"You're the only one we can rely on."

Yu Sanniang said in a sweet voice that Earl Ning An had no ambition and would live his life relying on this title.

Fortunately, her son is a capable man, and he may become an important official to the emperor in the future.

As for Jiang Weiyan, she naturally hoped that he could be promoted step by step, which would only benefit her.

Looking at her shy and lovely appearance, Jiang Weiyan couldn't help but want to be gentle with her.

Suddenly, a nun's voice came from outside, "Madam Jiang San, please burn incense outside. This is our backyard and is not open to the public."

Su Wu and Jiang Weiyan were shocked and looked at each other with Yu Sanniang. Both of them were terrified.

Without thinking too much, the two of them hurriedly tidied their clothes.

I could only hear the nun's voice getting closer and closer, "Mrs. Jiang San, you can't go in."

"Mrs. Jiang San..."

"what to do?"

Yu Sanniang was so frightened that her face turned pale. How could Su Wu bypass the people she arranged and break in directly?

"It's okay, just follow my instructions."

Jiang Weiyan took a deep breath and opened the door before Su Wu pushed it open.

Su Wu's hand stopped in mid-air. She looked at her husband in front of her, then at the back of a woman in the room.

Her eyes turned red, "It's you."

She just saw the guards beside him and thought she was dazzled.

I didn't expect him to be really here.